========== Moments after, in the IS Academy’s operations room ==========
“Usually I would contact Ichika and the others… but seeing as they went out shopping…” Chifuyu grumbles.
“That’s all right, Sensei. Eliminating drones have always been my job scope anyways.” He jokes with a slight snicker.
“Right. Onto the mission then… Bring up Fukushima’s overview on the screen.” She instructs as the operator immediately channels the focus onto the prefecture.
The holographic screen shows intense heat signatures resonating from the eastern side of Mount Nasu, along with seismic ripple waves covering the general area around said heat signature.
“Seems like it’s going for the Tochigi Prefecture instead of Fukushima… Do we have any students currently visiting there?” She asks the operator, who then browses through the off-campus records.
She then cringes as some records turn up in the search results.
“We do, Sensei…” She answers with a worrisome tone.
“Who?”
“A few of them, Sensei. They’re all first-year students though… Just to name a couple of them, Aikawa Kiyoki from Class One and Arakaki Kirin from Class Three. They’re there for—”
“Doesn’t matter! They’re in danger now! Arisawa, I need you to—
eh?” Chifuyu turns around and realizes that Inami’s already gone and the operations room’s door is left ajar.